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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-02

fected After some delay he met the rascals
at the door, causing them to make very
disorderly retreat Some shots were fired
after them, which did not take effect. The
robbers returned the fire, but did no dam
age A vaise and new Ratchet were all
that remained from which to form ciew
No arrests have been made.
Palatka special to Jacksonville til es-
Union: The long looked-for statement of
William +. Forward, late Clerk of the Cir
cult Court, with regard to charges made by
malicious enemies, has at length appeared,
and is conclusive evidence that he Is an IN
nocent man, and he now stands, as he al
ways has done, the embodiment of honesty
and truth. 1t remains to be determined as
TO what course will be pursued by his enc
mics, who, no doubt convinced OF their
wrong, EposseSs not the manhood 20 step
forward and undo the great injustice they
have wrought upon an innocent man. The
attidavits Of tho parties upon whose alleged
charges warrants were issued for the arrest
of Mr. Forward, show that they were mis-
representations Forward is stronger to-day
than he has ever been-a fact which, it is
likely, further developments may demon
strate. The public are anxiously looking for
the explanation of States Attorney w. H.
Wigg, formerly of Columbia, S. c.. but now
of Palatka, for withholding testimony from
the late grand jury. Many are of the opin-
ion that the public mind will never be salts
fled in this particular.
Oscar Shogran, of South Lake Weir, a
few years ago built kitchen, bathroom,
cistern and cellar over an old sink-hole
which adjoined his dwelling. He utilized
the old sink, for it would save much labor
and expense in making the excavation, and
as the depression in the ten years he lived
on the place showed no signs of renewing
any sinking spells, he thought it perfectly
safe. But the other evening, as the family
were getting supper, strange noise was
heard, resembling the rolling of earth down
a hole. The sound was so ominous that an
examination was made to discover the
cause, when it was ascertained that the old
sink had renewed its youth taken a first
class sinking fit, made a dive for China, and
taken with it the brick wall the cistern,
containing 100 barrels of water, and earth
enough to construct floating garden. 1t
is needless to add that the discovery created
CONSERVATION and dread in the culinary de-
partment. The supper remained on the
stove uncooked, and the frightened and ter
rified inmates and family left the building
as rats leave sinking ship, and for several
days no one was brave enough to enter the
deserted building, expecting any moment to
see it engulfed in the bowels of the earth.
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How Fine Porcelain is Made.


Correspondence I0tttSOuFH DtSptJtCH.
Probably no country in the world possess
es such resources for the manufacture of
fine porcelain and earthen wares as Japan.
There are nearly three hundred localities in
the empire where clay is found suitable for
the manufacture of porcelain without being
treated to the addition of foreign matter.
The constituent clements of porcelain are
silica, alumina and water.
The clays used by the japanese potters
are treated by being thoroughly pounded
under water in Founders which are gener-
ally worked by hand. After the earthly
matter has settled at the bottom of the YES
sci the water is poured Off and the residuum
is dried and stored away in the form of fiat
cakes upon boards, or as an impalpable
powder in boxes The shaping is done for
the most part upon the potter's wheel the
Introduction of which is attributed by the
japanese to the Buddhist priest Gio-gi Bo-
satsu born go, died 749 A d.
The potter's wheel in vogue among the
japanese is exceedingly simple in its con-
struction, and consists of a round piece of
hard wood well battened on the under side
to prevent warpinr, and working upon a
pivot set in porcelain eye. The motion is
communicated to the wheel in most cases by
the hand of the potter himself. When other
than round shapes are required crude moulds
are sometime used.
wheel it is dried for a couple of days. 1t is
then smoothed with sharp knife and con-
verified into "bisque" by a brief preliminary
baking. 1t is then either painted and fired,
or glazed and fired, if it is designed to be
painted ON the glaze. The ovens are gener-
ally constructed upon hillside, one above
the other, with the draft from the lowest to
the higheSt and an arrangement for firing
each kiln separately. The consequence of
this arrangement is that the upper kilns are
the hottest, and the ware which requires the
most intense heat is accordingly placed in
these. These connecting kilns possess the
merits of economizing fuel, but are not al
ways well constructed, and there is often a
want of uniformity in the heat.
The japanese display great skill in the
painting of their porcelain and earthen
ware The blue color of the common ware
is due to the use of cobalt. This ware is
painted on the bisque before firing. The
more handsome and costlier wares are paint
ed upon the glaze and are subjected in some
cases to repeated firings The oxides en-
ployed in coloring are those of copper,
cobalt, iron, antimony, manganese and
gold, which are mixed with a silicate of
lead and potash and baked at low tenn
perature, though the oxides are also APP
piled i'll some cases intluxed and baked
at temperature which fluxeS them and
produces the desired color. French and
German colors are beginning to be largely
used.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-02
queer Burial Customs in Europe.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel

The ceremonies for death and burial are
alike for men and women. In the hour of
death the face is turned toward Mecca or
Jerusalem, and when the final moment
comes the women of the harem, in regular
succession, send forth shrill falsetto cries
that rend the air and make the nerves
CULVER. This cry brings to the home the
women of the village, who join in the
lament for the dead. All are dressed in
soiled dark blue robes, and have faces
hands, breasts, and even the walls of the
house daubed with indigo. They unbraid
their hair, and often pluck 1t out and lash
themselves into frenzy. Among the rich
the clothing of the dead is strewn about the
room, and the dishes and ornaments broken
with great noise. Before the chill of death
has fallen upon the Illuminated form it must
be carried to the tomb. The mourners fol-
low the bier, which = is covered
with a cashmere shawl, and carried
on the shoulders of men. All are in soled
garments, with coarse cloth on the head.
The night following the burial the men pass
the hours with friends, smoking and drink
ing coffee calm and resigned to destiny; the
women spend the night in wailing and
shrieklng. On certain days her mother be-
walls her dead through the years, and on
the festivals for the dead, families take
their provisions and shawls and spend the
night at the graves of their relations After
the death of a husband the widow must re-
main in the house a year, with all the COW
erings of the furniture wrong side out, and
the mirrors and ornaments covered. She
does not offer refreshments to visitors, and
the pipes are without their mouthpieces,
and she must have at stated times profess
sional walters TO perform in the house. The
women beautify themselves by tattooing
the face and breast; Coptic women have q
cross or star tattooed ON the arm. Lips are
stained a dark purple, and the finger nails
and palms Of the hands are colored orange
with henna. Women OF every class put
black rim under the eye, made with kohl,
which is not injurious, and besides lending
size and force to the eye, gives it shade from
light
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SHIPPING.
Compagnie Generate TransatIantique
---French Line to Hare.

ID No. ~, N. R., foot of Morton street. Tiav.
elers by this line avoid both transit by English
railway and the discomfort of crossing the
Channel in a small boat. Special train leaving
the Company's dock at Havre direct for Paris
on arrival of steamers Baggage checked at
New York through to Paris.
LA GASCOGNE, SANrELLG, SATURDAY, De-
cenber 3, z AM
La BRETAGNE DEJoUsELIN, SATURDAY,
December 10, l P. NJ.
La NORMANDIE, DEKERsABIEc, SATUR-
DAY, December Il, z A. NJ.
PRICE OF PASSAGE Qncludlnc wlnel:
TO HAVRF-First Cabin, Winter rate $100and
$50 Second Cabin, $50; Steerage from New York
to Havre, S25; Steerage from New York to Paris,
S2S BOZ Including wine, bedding and utensils.
LOUIS DE BEBIAN, Agent, Bowling Green
foot Of Broadway, New York.
Or J. G. SHAW, ESQ, % Bun street, MEssRs
WILDER & CO.. 126 Bay street, Savannah
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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Specimen of Good Farming in Pu-
laski County-Old Relics owned by
a Lady of Hawkinsville-A Boys
Tongue Frozen to Pipe at Grif1n's
Ice Factory.
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PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE.
Tampa. Key West, Havana.

Tampa. Key West, Havana.
SEMI-WEEkLY.
SOUTH BOUND.
Lv Tampa Monday and Thursday $50 D. m
Ar Key West Tuesday and Friday D. m
Ar Havana Wednesday and Saturday a. m.
NORTH BOUND.
Lv Havana Wednesday and Saturday noon
Lv Key West Wednesday and Saturday 10 D. m
Ar Tampa Thursday and Sunday p. m.
Connecting at Tampa with West India Fast
Train to and from Northern and Eastern cities
For stateroom accommodations apply to City
Ticket Office s., +. & w R'y, Jacksonville, or
Agent Plant Steamship Line, Tampa.
G. D. OWENS, Traffic Manager.
Fl. s. HAINES, General Manager
MAY /, 1887.
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Savannah 1925 d. m - ' 4A"ea
sleeping cars on all night trains between Sa-
Nannah, augusta, Macon and Atlanta also Ma
con and Columbus -1"-
IRAN NO. g. leaving Savannah at $50 n. n,
VIII stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other
point TO put Off passengers between Savannsh
and Millen. S''0il1-n
IRAN No will stop on signal at stations ba-
gers for Savannah '''0oI-
connections at Savannah with Savannah
Florida and Western Railway for all pointS T.,
Florida. POiuOS III
Tickets for all points and sleeping car ba-+h.
on sale at City Office, No. 20 Bull street ara
Depot Olhce 30 minutes before departnn,a M 20
each train. o@
D. =: SHAW. E. T. CHARLTON.
Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass Aoa,,+
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-02

The "tuching" of the Chinese, or Prameria
glandulifera of botanists, grows in Southern
India, and has been recommended to the
Indian government as tree from which
large quantities of caoutchouc can be drawn.
In the South America tree the caoutchouc
flows from punctures in the bark, but from
the new source the gum is obtained by
breaking the boughs and drawing it out in
fflaments
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-02
MEDICAL.
MY EXPERIENCE.

81 have been afflicted for many
years with Dyspepsia, Sick-Head-
ache, and affection of the Kidneys,
caused by Torpid Liver. During
last Fall and Winter l was obliged
to suspend the most of my labor in
my field of Home Missionary work
on account Of my health. Early
this Spring | was induced to try
Simmons Liver Regulator, and have
had more real good health than for
years before. 1t relieves me at once,
and is more satisfactory than any
thing of the kind ever tried. 1
have also used it successfully to
ward Off bilious attacks. JOSEPH
E. WHEELER, Cumberland Pres.
Minister, Lebanon, Mo.
This Trade Mark z, in red Oh
'ront Of Wrapper, is your pro
lection.
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Savannah, Florida & Western Railway.

lAu trains on this road are run by Central
Standard Time.l
ZINE CARD IN EFFECT NOV IL 1857
as follows: W AOn uany
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RAILROADS.
: @ H Z d u L E
CENTRAL RAILROAD.

SAVANNAH, GA, Oct f6, 1887.
{ IN and after this date Passenger Trains will
~ run daily unless marked T. which are daily.
except Sunday
The standard time, by which these trains run.
is ~ minutes slower than Savannah city time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-02
Phillips Dieestible Cocoa

Presents new and valuable food beverage. It
is delicious to the taste, highly nutritious and
rendered readily dgestible. 1t will not cause
distress or headache, like the ordinary cocoas.
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Charleston & Savannah Railway Co.

CONNECTIONS made at Savannah with Sa-
~ vannah, Florida and Western Railway.
ard time Goth meridian), which Is 81 minutes
slower than city time
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Train No o. leaves Savannah 200 d. m: ar
rives Guyton 1855 D. m. -''' az
Passengers for Sylvania, Wrightsvus MI
train. wa III
=, Passengers for Thomaston, CarrolIton. Perry
fort Gaines, Talbotton, Buena Vista, BakalS
and clayton should take the $50 D m. Train -N0lS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
TIE NORTHERN PACIFICs MOTION DE,

TIE NORTHERN PACIFIC'S MOTION DENIED
WAsHISGToN, Sept. 2L-Acting Secretary Mudrow to.
day denied tho motion filed by the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company asking review and reversal OF the de-
partmenta decision OF August 15 1887 In the matter OF
restoring tho public domain Land heretofore wtadraw
for indemnity purposes under the grant IL Is alleged by
counsel for the company that the Secretary erred In de-
nyng TO tho company the right TO select indemnify LANDS
outside OF tho Territory In which the loss oe'
curred and denying that tho joint resolution OF May
81 1870 established SECOND and additional indemnity
belt beyond the first. Upon the first point the Acting
Secretary says that the OF the granting act In
this does differ from that OF nearly all the lana
grants made by Congress FOR similar purposes and which
have been decided aud again by the supreme
Court to he of landsn place with tho rght
to select lien lands for the ascertanei losses WITHIN other
prescribed limits the extent that they NAV be found
therein As to the second point the Acting Secretary
Stripped Of It's verbage this act 0nt resolution OF May b.
1870 that IN loss ot lands within the m u
prcrlbef by Its charter Tho shall receive other
lands miles each side OF SAID road beyond the
prescribed charter It la insisted that tbs words
llnit prescribed by its charter AMI limits prescribei ~
aad charter different things that the
and forty mils limits while
the the indemnity thirty and hfty mile limits
the roa On contention hangs tile whole
claim OF the company to Its double indemnify belt
The Acting Secretary denies that there Is anything In
the itself the title Of the aot or in the debates which
sustains such contention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
THE ONLY SrRrIroR or THE NAPOLEON.

TERRIBLE sCFTERINGs or HIMSELF AND Ills SHIP
MATES ATT Il THE Loss Of TIE NIss l.
san FRANCIsCO. Sept 2L-Full details Layo been re
covcd here OF the OF sailor named Vincent, who
il the only survivor Of the whaling bark, Napoleon
lost IN tho Arctic three years Tie rescue
cncctsd by tho Bear Indian village
Naarn. Vincent In dpDrnbio comli
hen rescued The miserable Indian clothing which
partly covered him tied upon hs body Ia order TO
keep from falling on and his head shaved In fn
dian style. When properly clothed and nounshcd, lac
able TO give a history OF hia terrible suicunGs
When the Napoleon crushed IN the i,r, all hands
took to tue boats. without procuring provisions OF any
dcscrp tOn soOn after leaving the bark. the boats
became separated tho In winch Vincent aud AN
other Going together. Each OF these boats contained
nine men who sousnrs tIs ico and sometimes
the During This time their FOOD
consisted solely OF small seals and inc leather nf
boots The weather bitterly cOd their hands,
feet ears and Decain. frozen and dropped OIL
When tue boats finally reached the shore
only five OF the eighteen iDrn comins-
ing their crcwq remained. or these Vincent was the
only who aJlo To walk Two OF the ihcn who
landed died shortly after going ashore and the natives
reported that OF these the Surviving ate the
iUsh of the body OF his dcad companion Ninceht the
and sailor alone remained The two latter
died during the winter and Vincr mt left among
the natves lie had lived With the lnuans Tor two years
nd "A M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
RACING AT LOUISVILLE.

LOUISVILLE KY. sept 2irhsro was good crowd at the
race course today despite the chilly weather and TIE pro
grauns All 1cellent 1t lay for the Ozark
ouos bokm4kcrs roapod harvest IDsolonce was
the only avorite that passed under the wire winner beat
ing Procrastinator Hood and BITby In the Great
American stallion stakes a., miles. LiOretto being
scratched benedict hfteeno-oue chance. of which few
avaed themselves Tudor the vorite IN tho first race
and Donovan Monocrat White Nose tae odds against
being about sust Benedict won tho third
fourth and nfh races respectively MOnocr chased
by ST. 700. Barnes fine riding OF White Nose
= feature OF tho day
FIR.T HacK-Selling Seven fnrlongs Benedict won by
a length half Tudor second orange Gr third. Time
-l.3J
SECOND RACE Great American Stallion Stakes. one and
mile. 1nsolcnca won by length aud hall.
natOr scconl. BIZ 10y third Tines 10
Third RACE Selling StI futOngs. Pat Donovan won by
half length. Violin second Tam Oshaner third Tune
ll74
forEu RAcE-sellng One mile. Monocrat won ny a
neck, Birthday second. Malaria third. Tlme-E4l
FiYrn kACE-Iisndcap llb miles White Nose won by
a nose, Panama second bIO0kful third llmo-l:oO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
AMERICAN ABILITIES ~ CANADA.

my TAKE NEARLY ALL rlTT PRIZES At TORONTO.
ToRoNTo. Sept. 2L-The fourth annual champion
ship games Of Ito Canadian Amateur Ath!enc
Rnscdale Athletic Grounds. Visitors from the United
states anI ENGLAND received hearty welcome. and IN
the fourteen the programme they succeeded
In taking eleven first AMI the number
of SECOND przes Following are the American winners
OF different cOae'ts:
Throsius 5G.pound WEIGHT A. J. Qucckborner
Ncw York Athletic club - feet y inch; ". j. BArty
sew York Athletic Cldb. - feet l inches
ctic Club. " C. White. Me-" York Athletic Club second
Tiue - 80 seconds.
OuchuWlrri yards run !. topcnui Manhattan
Afhierir Cluh Tune, O:lO -.
Putting The l6pomnd shot-W. j. y. Barry. New'fork
Athletic tluh. second
fhfoc-mic walk D. Gangc. Manhattan Athletic
club. second
Two hundred and twenty yards "A. T. Copeland
Manhattan Atheiic luh 4. ". = t0chraue, New York
Athletic club .rcond Time. O2J -
Onr,nile run h G. Carter New York Athletic Club
second
Running high inmr-w. u Page, Manhattan Athletic
club j. +. tinrhart. NewYork Athletic CluD. second
distance. u iert y inch.
IIAlfmilo rrIn-H. l. Mitchell. Manhattan Athletic
Running broad jump william Iftlpin Olympic Ath-
oiic club. Ne~.iors; distance. u fert ~ inchr.
TwomilS rin-I g. Partef. New York Athletic Club;
T. - Sklltuan Manhattan Athletic club second Time
-p.JJ ID.
Throwing sixteen .puund hammer G. \. J. Queci her
New uIE Aihl1tlc Club. o6 feet u irCh W j. y.
Barry Nc~Yotk Athletic tluh. second 90 feet inches
One hundred and twenty yards hurdle raCr-lL 4.
Jordan. New York Athletic Clnb j. T. Enchart second
Inns -u.l -.
THIS evening the visiting athletes were given banquet
by Ath oiic Association At tho Rnssn House
whon tho prizes were presented u tho successful com
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
rATHoN pLNrLN EASILY.

DFTEOU Sept 2l-in tho race between Ciing'iono and
Patron 4 purse OF $4,000 AZ the Diving PARK To-
d~y soil tavorten the pools 800 TO 80 lie WAS
driven by tho veteran furr AMI Ci!ngHtoue ny VII
lara saunders Both horses the pink Of condition
nngslno the pole and hone trse lengths ahead
Time by qnartcrs-O - IOS4: 1:i1. 2I7L.
Patron stock second dropped Ike lead. bring
Ing only against $50 Cnzs0ns Cncsone got tho
better ~ Patron start Fuller In to beat and
had driven lengths ahcai at the half mile At
the three quarters Clngstpno hat closed amt home
almost length ahoal ue-O3jo lOs4; L.J}a III ..
Tie odds $50 to - on Clngsone. Patron had
Tho c, ~ the start Iuirr polo before tho horses
ache aud dIow two gths dhea at thu half
stone u Patrons wheel ruuu l.
Ing unable TO head tho bick hpr :" AMI
Ioggs,t TIuu-I3g OS's, ~ = J.
Patron like rocket pools scnE $50 10
ClIug-tOun about twelve Lengths ahead ~
Tho quarter the distance aud
barely r-car.i the Tag IIme-0Sjt1 ITO. iA5 . 2lhr
special FL 500 Harry Wilkes to@s hls record
of 1Ime-2.I1, 2lJaA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25

GENERAL BCTLRR AND THE SOLDIERS HOME
BosrON Sept "a (Speeit. In the United states CIR
wit Court To day Judge Colt heard motion In arrest OF
Judgment in the case OF ths National Soldiers Homo
igsinst General b. f. Butler verdict OF Sloooo was
endeed against General Butler when the case was tried
asst winter The defence now raises the point that Judge
Carpenter who resided tue trial. was not legally
Designated FOR the duty. Judge Carpenter VINO Is
District Court Judge for Rhode Island WAS appointed by
dge Colt 10 side at October term OF tho circuit
Court m Boston Notice OF the appointment was hlcn AZ
he clerks office OF the Circuit Court The point raised
By General Butler Is that the appontment 70 nave uee.
valid should have been recorded also In tue District
Court Tie point was argued before Judge Colt his
morning by T. NJ John,On for the defendant anu ny
Judge Sanger for the Government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25

=. sid at rae present he did not wish to say any
,s,ns for publication ON tho sub1sst Of politics.
aIhsve cuisycd mysei very much" he added and
nv trip has been altogether pleasant one"
when asked IL he had met Mr.. Blaine he smiled and
.sd he too busy to 90 into details. Mr.. MacVeagh
was looking well after his voy age He will be IN new
the Umbras saloon passenger hat numbered close 70
GOO and the the pier after her arrival was an
animated one The quandy OF trunks. packages port
manteaus and other travellers odds ana ends was
appalling, and tho crush and hustle ana commission
which resulted from every individual passengers frantic
desire to get through before dark resulted In what an
observer fly called "a pande1onium Many UNI
forunatcs delayed, shvering In the chill air. till
late in the evening =.
Junee Inpraham and f. =. Curwen, the exponent OF
the tonic so method of musical notation, saloon